Why are we so mean to the car companies (and nice to the banks)?
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Monday, November 24, 2008 - 4:35pm PTImagine there was this industry--Industry A--that had been flying high for years. It benefited from major regulatory shifts, and changes in the tax code. [Read more]
Fuel From Food? The Feast Is Over
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Monday, November 24, 2008 - 4:24pm PTBiofuel's Momentum Slows As Food Prices Rise; Search Begins For 2nd Generation Alternatives
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Reading the subtext: Muslims and American politics
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 9:17pm PTAmerican Muslims continue to engage in politics and are beginning to have more impact than before.
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Someone must be held accountable for the war in Iraq
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 7:50pm PTThe Iraqi people’s human and civil rights were - and remain -swept aside by the acts of war and the continuing fact of occupation [Read more]
Bush set to relax rules protecting species
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 7:26pm PTWASHINGTON – Animals and plants in danger of becoming extinct could lose the protection of government experts who make sure that dams, highways and other projects don't pose a threat, under a r [Read more]
Amy Goodman on CNN Newsroom with Rick Sanchez, November 10, 2008
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 2:00pm PTNaomi Klein: The Borderline Illegal Deals Behind the $700 Billion Bailout
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 1:51pm PTAmy Goodman: World leaders from nearly two dozen
countries met in Washington over the weekend to discuss plans to
increase regulation of international financial activity.
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Taliban rejects Karzai's offer
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 5:16pm PT
Mullah Omar, the elusive leader of the anti-government Taliban, appears to have rejected an offer from Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president,&n [Read more]
Barack and Michelle Obama in 60 Minutes
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 5:12pm PTOpinion: Obama arouses a wild yet reasonable hope
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 7:00pm PTIt is clear that Barack Obama is neither an angel nor a man sent from heaven. [Read more]
